Jean d'Aulon

Jean d'Aulon (1390-1458) was Joan of Arc's bodyguard.

Biography
Jean d'Aulon was born in 1390, and he attended the University of Paris before King Henry V of England's army invaded in 1415; he was able to read and write. D'Aulon became an archer in the French Royal Army during the Hundred Years' War, and Dauphin Charles assigned d'Aulon to serve as Joan of Arc's bodyguard. He took part in the rescue of Montargis in 1427, and he was captured alongside Joan. He managed to survive, serving as Chamberlain to the king and Captain-General of Pierre-Scize. He died in 1458.